- Paperback: 240 pages
- Publisher: Pier 9, Murdoch Books (5 May 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1741960827
- ISBN-13: 978-1741960822
- Product Dimensions: 20.6 x 14 x 2.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 445,345 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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After an ill-fated affair with the Queen Mother's equerry, a young London-based Australian journalist, Janelle McCulloch, runs away to Paris to restore her pride. The city leaves an indelible print, and she returns many years later to live there for a year. McCulloch is an acute observer of Parisian style in action, and her account is warm, honest, funny and tender.
About the Author
Janelle McCulloch has been a journalist for more than 12 years, both in Australia and Europe, having worked as a travel writer, a fashion and beauty editor, an interiors editor, a magazine editor and a columnist. Now specialising in design, architecture, travel and style, she has contributed to many well-known publications in Australia and around the world, including Vogue Living, Elle and Home Beautiful. She divides her time between Melbourne, Europe and any island she can manage to reach in between. This is her third book.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Wow, this book has received very differing reviews so far! One is quite scary in fact. I myself fall between these two opposing stools. I felt the writer did go on a bit too much about Hemingway's and Miller's views of Paris. Had I wanted their views, I would've read their books. If she had voiced her own opinions more it would've been a better book. I also laughed when the writer at one stage claimed that she is not much of a drinker. In a book where she seems to imbibing on almost every page, I began to worry about her ... Having said all that, the book really made me want to up sticks and experience Paris for myself, an effect which, at the end of the day, any good travel book should achieve.
10 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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I bought this book on the basis that it had received two good reviews. It was utter tripe. Had I picked it up in a book shop and flicked through it, I would have returned it to the shelves with a snort of derision.
Having paid for it, I felt compelled to read it to the bitter end notwithstanding that the first few chapters had me groaning with boredom. The writer evidently feels she is a very interesting person (she isn't) and goes on for a long time about how she dated someone who worked in the Queen Mother's household. In fact it is openly known that the vast majority of workers there were gay, and I have no idea why she thinks it is important to go on endlessly about her short-lived non-relationship. Snoresville. The rest of the book is equally dull.
I thought this was a total waste of money, along with Jamie Cat Callan's book "French Women Don't Sleep Alone" which was also terrible.
I'd strongly recommend the following Francophile books: Sarah Turnbull's book "Almost French" if you are looking for a well-written and useful account of being a foreigner living in Paris, and Frederic Fekkai's "A year of style" if you are looking to pick up a little je ne sais quoi.
"Entre Nous: A Woman's Guide to Finding Her Inner French Girl: by Debra Ollivier is also good, and all of the Mireille Guiliano ones, especially "Women, work and the art of savoir faire".
Having paid for it, I felt compelled to read it to the bitter end notwithstanding that the first few chapters had me groaning with boredom. The writer evidently feels she is a very interesting person (she isn't) and goes on for a long time about how she dated someone who worked in the Queen Mother's household. In fact it is openly known that the vast majority of workers there were gay, and I have no idea why she thinks it is important to go on endlessly about her short-lived non-relationship. Snoresville. The rest of the book is equally dull.
I thought this was a total waste of money, along with Jamie Cat Callan's book "French Women Don't Sleep Alone" which was also terrible.
I'd strongly recommend the following Francophile books: Sarah Turnbull's book "Almost French" if you are looking for a well-written and useful account of being a foreigner living in Paris, and Frederic Fekkai's "A year of style" if you are looking to pick up a little je ne sais quoi.
"Entre Nous: A Woman's Guide to Finding Her Inner French Girl: by Debra Ollivier is also good, and all of the Mireille Guiliano ones, especially "Women, work and the art of savoir faire".
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book was lovely to look at, the feel was pure luxury and the contents were well put together all in all it was good.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Loved it!
A very enjoyable read. It was a perfect book to read at this point in my life as I have recently reignited my long-held dreams about living and working abroad, especially in Paris. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Cheryl Marasigan
Pretravel Read
I loved this book. I recommend it as a fun read before or after travel to Paris. I enjoyed the fashion critic of Parisienne women. Read more
Published on 28 July 2009 by K. Thomas
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